FDA Approval Insights: Talquetamab in Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Monique Minnema, MD, PhD, about the FDA approval of talquetamab-tgvs (Talvey) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma. Dr Minnema is a full professor in the Department of Hematology at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands.

On August 10, 2023, the FDA granted accelerated approval to talquetamab for adult patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma who have received 4 or more prior lines of therapy, including an immunomodulatory agent, a proteasome inhibitor, and an anti-CD38 antibody. This regulatory decision was backed by findings from the phase 2 MonumenTAL-1 trial (NCT04634552), in which the overall response rate in patients who were not previously exposed to T-cell redirection therapy who received talquetamab biweekly at 0.8 mg/kg was 73.6% (95% CI, 63.0%-82.4%).

Additionally, on August 22, 2023, the European Commission granted conditional marketing authorization to talquetamab for patients with relapsed/refractory disease who have received at least 3 prior therapies, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 antibody, and whose disease has progressed on the last line of therapy.

In our exclusive interview, Dr Minnema discussed the significance of these approvals, key data from MonumenTAL-1, and the importance of designing clinical trials to address unmet patient needs.

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